Jerry Holt • Jgholt@startribune.com St. Paul 09/16/10: Lenny Anderson feels the city inspectors in St. Paul went too far when they ruled his large, heavily wooded property a nuisance property because of the two boats, jet ski, trucks and miscellaneou

Jerry Holt • Jgholt@startribune.com St. Paul 09/16/10: Lenny Anderson feels the city inspectors in St. Paul went too far when they ruled his large, heavily wooded property a nuisance property because of the two boats, jet ski, trucks and miscellaneous items in the backyard. A neighbor had complained, and the city began trying to get Anderson to clean up his property in 2009. A year after much back and forth and non-compliance, city workers showed up early this month and smashed and trashed many of his and his friend's belongings, including a camper, two boats and a jet ski. We look at when and why the city feels it's appropriate to throw away such property instead of impounding it.. IN THIS PHOTO: ] Lenny Anderson and his friend Carl Berg looked over the property that his has lived on since 1979. Anderson feels the city inspectors in St. Paul went to far when they smashed and trashed many of his and his friend's belongings, including a camper, two boats and a jet ski. (Photo by Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images)